Spain vs Texas — true size compared
Texas is about 1.37× the area of Spain — a difference of roughly 189,672 km² (73,233 sq mi). You could fit Spain inside Texas about 1 time.
Spain occupies 505,990 km² (195,364 sq mi) of the Iberian Peninsula and offshore islands.
Texas covers 695,662 km² (268,596 sq mi), the second-largest US state.
Overlay Spain and Texas on the map →
Why maps make Spain and Texas look wrong
Almost every web map — Google Maps, Apple Maps, OpenStreetMap — uses the Mercator projection. Mercator preserves shape locally, but it stretches land the further you get from the equator. Greenland ends up looking bigger than Africa. Alaska rivals the contiguous US. That's why Spain and Texas can look similar on a world map even when one is many times larger. The only fair way to compare is to lift one outline off the map and drop it on top of the other at true scale.
Quick facts
- Spain: 505,990 km² · 195,364 sq mi
- Texas: 695,662 km² · 268,596 sq mi
- Ratio: Texas is 1.37× Spain
- Absolute difference: 189,672 km² (73,233 sq mi)
- Spain fits inside Texas ~1 time
Frequently asked
Is Spain bigger than Texas?
Texas is the bigger of the two, at 695,662 km² compared to 505,990 km² for Spain.
How many times does Spain fit inside Texas?
About 1 time — the exact ratio is 1.37×.
Why does the map exaggerate one of them?
Mercator projection. Places far from the equator get visually stretched. Overlay the two at true scale to see the honest comparison.